Africa

Ngetngetä ngöghomnyo äsïl pö Pökõt” :Promoting traditional knowledge for community resilience in West Pokot County

15 Grant Cycle, 2022, Africa, Indigenous food systems / Por

Pastoral Communities Empowerment programe (PACEP) The initiative aims to create a more sustainable food system, resulting in healthier communities through traditional food and knowledge revitalization by (1) assessing the historical and existing traditional food systems within the Pokot community from production and land management through to consumption, with a particular emphasis on enablers of a …

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Projet de développement de l’apiculture pour la conservation de la biodiversité, la sécurité alimentaire et la génération de revenus pour le peuple Batwa du district de Rutsiro

15 Grant Cycle, 2022, Africa, Indigenous food systems / Por

OSEPCCA This project aimed to provide an innovative way for the Batwa to participate in protecting forest biodiversity and the Batwa way of life in the RUTSIRO district, KIGEYO sector, and BONEZA while improving their food security and income. The Batwa were expelled from their ancestral forest lands, limiting their participation in forest conservation and …

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Grounding the work to document and transmit mother tongue in school

15 Grant Cycle, 2022, Africa, Language revitalization / Por

Center for Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Experiential Learning. (CCIKEL) The initiative aimed to sustain and amplify ongoing efforts to document, protect, promote, and transmit the mother tongue for the current and future generations. The purpose was to recruit and nurture a new generation of language speakers and support the process by making written materials available …

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Preserving Ogoni Indigenous Identity and Language

15 Grant Cycle, 2022, Africa, Language revitalization / Por

African Indigenous Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development (AIFES) Its objective is to improve public identification with the Ogoni language, culture, and customs to minimize the adverse effects of removing the Ogoni Mother Tongues and Immediate Community Tongue from the National Policy on Education and Retention of the English Language and three Major Nigerian Languages. …

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Preservation of Traditional medicine in communities and traditional healing practices related to Covid-19 symptoms

15 Grant Cycle, 2022, Africa, Emergency / Por

Ardha Jabesa Foundation The initiative aimed to document and preserve traditional medicine and traditional healing practices by documenting the use and efficacy of the healing process, concerted campaigns to highlight the positive aspects of traditional medicine, conservation of specific endangered medicinal plants, creation of a platform that allows free exchange of ideas between practitioners of …

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Land rights advocacy for Maasai in Ngorongoro

15 Grant Cycle, 2022, Africa, Territorial management and natural resources / Por

Pastoralists Indigenous Non-Governmental Organizations PINGOs The initiative sought to support the capacity strengthening and advocacy of Maasai communities in Ngorongoro, Tanzania, currently facing the threat of eviction from their territory in the name of conservation through fact-finding missions, documentation, capacity building, and advocacy to influence policies processes for the recognition and protection of the rights …

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Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Growth through Promoting Indigenous Knowledge and Skills among the Maasai Communities in Monduli District

15 Grant Cycle, 2022, Africa, Strengthening resilience to climate change / Por

Engaruka Community Initiative Organization (ENCO) The initiative sought to protect and improve access to ecosystem services, strengthen the economic structure of the pastoral communities, and spread the knowledge of solutions that local Maasai communities have to adopt in the face of Climate Change—an integrated approach to sustainable management of ecosystem services in land, forestry, and …

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Construction de la résilience des peoples autochtones face au terrorisme à travers la conservation des connaissances traditionnelles.

15 Grant Cycle, 2022, Africa, Documentation, dissemination and promotion of traditional knowledge and innovations / Por

Femmes Pour la Dignite de Sahel(AFDS) The initiative aims to bring together young and adult indigenous Fulani women who have been displaced by terrorism so that they can pass on and perfect their traditional knowledge, particularly in the making of traditional beauty items and instruments, in order to market them and obtain income that will …

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Enhancement of indigenous Batwa young mothers’ livelihoods through skills development for economic empowerment.

15 Grant Cycle, 2022, Africa, Economic recovery / Por

Action for Batwa Empowerment Group (ABEG) The initiative aims to provide training to young women in the following skills: garment cutting and tailoring, hair dressing, and craft making. After 8 months of training, ABEG will then provide equipment and material assistance for these women to start their own businesses, providing them with the ability to …

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